Chess Puzzle #4lXHq — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1860 · Advanced · endgame, equality, short.

Position

White: king b3; rook a2; bishop d3; knight e1; pawns b4/c4/d5/e4/g2/h4. Black: king d7; rook a8; knights a4/e5; pawns b6/c5/d6/f4/f6/g3/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxd3 — knight e1→d3, captures knight. Opponent replies f3 (pawn f4→f3).
  3. Best move: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures pawn.

Tactical themes

endgame, equality, short. The key move Nxd3 wins material.

Position data

FEN: r7/3k4/1p1p1p2/2pPn2p/nPP1Pp1P/1K1B2p1/R5P1/4N3 b - - 11 37

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